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  • ISEE
    Blasting Mitigation Measures Used to Control a Highwall Failure Risk

    By Jean-Sébastien Lambert, Joseph Kabuya, Richard Simon

    Managing a highwall failure risk in an open pit mine by controlling and mitigating the impact of vibrations produced by blasting operations is key to achieving safe and cost-effective operations. The

  • AIME
    Production - Domestic - Oil and Gas Production in the Texas Gulf Coast during 1942

    By W. H. Hough, P. B. Leavenworth

    Development during 1942 led to the discovery of 26 new fields in the Texas Gulf Coast, as compared with 27 during 1941. Of these, 19 are classed as oil fields, 4 distillate fields, and 3 gas fields. P

    Jan 1, 1943

  • AIME
    Production - Domestic - Oil and Gas Production in the Texas Gulf Coast during 1942

    By W. H. Hough, P. B. Leavenworth

    Development during 1942 led to the discovery of 26 new fields in the Texas Gulf Coast, as compared with 27 during 1941. Of these, 19 are classed as oil fields, 4 distillate fields, and 3 gas fields. P

    Jan 1, 1943

  • SME
    The Role Of The MMAJ And The Activities Of The Japanese Mining Industry In Global Resources Development

    By H. Ikeda

    INTRODUCTION [Slide 1] The Role of the MMAJ Ladies & Gentlemen, it is a pleasure for me to be able to make a speech at this SME annual meeting, representing the Metal Mining Agency of Japan.

    Jan 1, 2001

  • IIMP
    Un paso más cerca de la lixiviación de los sulfuros primarios de cobre

    By Guillermo Velarde

    Dado que la flotación seguida por la fundición/ refinación es la única vía de procesamiento del cobre, se buscó una alternativa que trate con suficiencia los sulfuros de leyes marginales dentro del

    Oct 21, 2015

  • AIME
    Technical Papers and Notes - Institute of Metals Division - Solid Solution Hardening

    By W. R. Hibbard

    Evidence is presented which confirms previous findings that models of solution strengthening depending solely on lattice parameter changes are incomplete. Direct evidence for the Suzuki interaction of

    Jan 1, 1959

  • IIMP
    Monitoreo de convergencia en ambientes propensos a estallido de rocas en la mina Casapalca

    By José Díaz Barrios

    El proceso de la explotación minera de la veta Oroya Techo, perteneciente a la mina Casapalca, ha generado un desequilibrio del macizo rocoso, donde la energía que la roca de la caja, piso y techo (vo

    Sep 12, 2005

  • CIM
    Corrosion Behaviour of Swellex Bolts in Underground Mining Environments

    By F. Charette

    The paper reviews recent investigations of the impact of corrosion on the performance of both plain and coated Swellex rock bolts. It addresses the problems associated with estimating and predicting c

    May 1, 2004

  • AUSIMM
    Determination of Combustible Volatile Matter in Coal Mine Roadway Dusts by Backscatter of X-Rays from a Radioisotope Source

    By Fookes R. A, Bunch K, Gravitis V. L, Watt J. S

    The combustible volatile matter in coal mine roadway dusts (CVM) has been determined using x-ray backscatter techniques. The correlation between x-ray and chemical techniques is reasonably good for th

    Jan 1, 1977

  • NIOSH
    OFR-13-90 The Use Of Booster Fans In Underground Coal Mines

    By Felipe Calizaya

    This study describes the principles involved in the design of a booster fan installation, the basic requirements, and the provisions needed to guarantee a safe operation of the unit. It also describes

    Jan 1, 1990

  • AUSIMM
    What is Required for a Low-Cost Project Outcome?

    By M Dickie

    During the 1980s and early 1990s low cost gold treatment plants were at the forefront of the Australian engineering and mineral processing business. This opportunity was the result of a high gold pric

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    DRI - An Alternative Amongst Many

    A laboratory size solvent extraction apparatus has been constructed, which incorp- orates three stages of countercurrent extraction, followed by two stages of counter- current stripping. The model u

    Jan 1, 1999

  • AUSIMM
    Recovery of Fine Gold Particles from Philippine Gold Deposits by Enhanced Gravity Concentration and Flotation

    Recovery of Fine Gold Particles from Philippine Gold Deposits by Enhanced Gravity Concentration and Flotation The objective of the study is to determine the applicability of enhanced gravity concentr

    Sep 13, 2010

  • NIOSH
    OFR-131-83 Safety And Health In Underground Mine Waste Disposal

    By J. P. Schmid

    Results of a comprehensive investigation of the impact of underground mine waste disposal on the health and safety of miners are presented. Information was gathered through an extensive search of Amer

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SAIMM
    AziSA: improving mining decisions with real- time data ? Synopsis

    By D. Vogt

    South African underground hard rock mines are typically managed using measurements made daily, weekly or even monthly of key parameters such as face advance, readiness to blast, blast success, tempera

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    A Comparison of Limit Equilibrium and Numerical Modelling Approaches to Risk Analysis for Open Pit Mining

    By H. T. Chiwaye

    Risk analysis is an important step in the design of rock slopes in open pit mining. Risk is defined as the product of the probability of slope failure and the consequences of the failure, and is gener

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SME-ICGCM
    Monitoring Coal Mine Seismicity with an Automated Wireless Digital Strong-Motion Network

    By Peter Swanson

    A seismic monitoring network has been installed in western Colorado (USA) in the vicinity of three underground coal mines to (i) distinguish and characterize seismic activity as either mining related

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AUSIMM
    Metal and Sulphur Recovery from the Copper Sulphide Precipitate in the Sherritt Gordon Process

    By Parker A. J, Ruane M, Wadley L. G B

    Copper, sulphur, nickel, cobalt, palladium, silver, and gold can be recovered from the copper sulphide precipitated from the "copper boil" of the Sherritt-Gordon nickel process used at Weste

    Jan 1, 1978

  • AUSIMM
    Overview of ArcelorMittal mining operations and research and development

    By T Sylow, A Correa De Araujo, M Gotelip Barbosa

    ArcelorMittal is among the largest world’s producers of iron ore. With a geographically diversified portfolio of iron ore and coal assets, it is strategically positioned to serve the network of steel

    Jul 24, 2017

  • SME
    Case Study Failure Of Shallow Open Pit Slopes Shirley Basin Mine

    By R. M. Owens, J. F. Lupo

    The Shirley Basin Uranium mine, located in southeastern Wyoming, USA, was an open pit mining operation consisting of a series of several open pit mines excavated into poorly consolidated sandstones, s

    Jan 1, 2001